The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, as expected, has indefinitely adopted regulations intended to reduce whale entanglements from deep vertical ropes that connect surface buoys with commercial crabbing gear. The […]
Archives for August 2023
Central Coast fire board hires investigator to examine allegations surrounding chief’s response to accident involving wife
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board voted during a special meeting last week to hire an outside investigator to sort out chief Jamie […]
Some scholarships available for OCCC’s year-long business program
A limited number of $900 tuition scholarships are available this fall for anyone enrolling in the small business management program at Oregon Coast Community College, thanks to donations from the […]
SW Lincoln Water district embarks on more than $6 million in pipe, valve upgrades with grants, loans, and rate increase
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The growing special service district that provides water to 1,400 customers from Yachats to south Waldport is embarking on more than $6 million in infrastructure projects […]
Big ship moves just offshore north of Waldport to begin new phase of OSU’s PacWave project
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service WALDPORT — The next step in Oregon State University’s construction of a wave energy testing facility off the Oregon coast is now visible to […]
Yachats chess club open to players of all skill levels Sunday
YACHATS – A fledging chess club in Yachats is inviting players of any skill level to its next session Sunday, Aug. 13. The Yachats Chess Club meets every other Sunday […]
25-year-old Central Coast Chorale changes name, keeps vision
The board and members of Central Coast Chorale, a community chorus since 1998, have changed the group’s name to Coastal Voices, as part of a newly developed post-pandemic vision. The […]
Forest Service firefighter killed in Coos County truck accident
COQUILLE — A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Colorado working in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest died Friday after a pickup truck they were in left the road near […]
Highway 101 crash near Coos Bay kills couple from Port Orford
COOS BAY – A couple from Port Orford were killed Wednesday night 10 miles south of Coos Bay when their car sideswiped loaded chip trailer and then collided with an […]
OHA ends public health advisory for Seal Rock beach
SEAL ROCK — The Oregon Health Authority on Friday lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Seal Rock beach three days after water samples showed higher-than-normal […]